Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 51a3ab6beadcc3aa…

MALICIOUS

PDF

86.6 KB Created: 2021-09-01 02:15:07 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-24
MD5: 1a7194ecbf2fa602fc73af17398352bd SHA-1: 61389cca1d523eaa8f298d08764c013a50849f92 SHA-256: 51a3ab6beadcc3aaf911fbbfc3e4455a69b66ec54e588c5ab2828f80c180a604
204 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

The sample is identified as malicious by ClamAV and an ML classifier, with high-severity heuristics indicating embedded JavaScript and links to algorithmically-generated URLs. These links point to compromised CMS uploads and disposable hosting, suggesting a phishing or malware distribution scheme. The PDF likely serves as a lure to redirect users to these malicious sites.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9976

Heuristics 8

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2528dad23a95d95-d2528dad23a95d95-10044376-0
  • PDF link to algorithmically-generated URL high PDF_RANDOM_URL_LINK
    PDF contains a clickable HTTP(S) link whose host looks algorithmically generated (pronounceable-random labels) and whose path/query carries a long high-entropy token. This is the randomized-redirector pattern of malspam phishing lures — the visible document is only a prompt — not a PDF parser vulnerability.
  • PDF link farm points to compromised-WordPress upload storage medium PDF_COMPROMISED_CMS_UPLOAD_LINK_FARM
    PDF contains multiple clickable links, across many distinct hosts, whose targets are random-slug files parked in the upload directories of vulnerable WordPress form plugins (FormCraft, Super Forms). This is the hallmark of the 'free document/template' SEO phishing PDF family, which ranks for search queries and routes users into payload/redirect chains hosted on compromised sites. The PDF itself carries no exploit — the risk is the linked destinations.
  • Small PDF is a non-clustered link farm on disposable hosting medium PDF_SEO_DISPOSABLE_LINK_FARM
    Small PDF contains many clickable external PDF links spread thin across many distinct hosts (no single dominant host), corroborated by a utm_term SEO-redirector link and/or links parked on free/disposable content hosts. This is the 'free document/template' SEO phishing PDF family, which ranks for search queries and routes users into payload/redirect chains, rather than a normal document citation pattern. The PDF itself carries no exploit — the risk is the linked destinations.
  • Embedded JS stream low PDF_JS
    PDF references a /JS stream. Generic JavaScript is common in benign forms; specific dangerous APIs are scored by separate rules.
  • External URI info PDF_URI
    PDF contains an external URL action
  • Object number defined twice with different bodies info PDF_DUPLICATE_OBJ_BODY_INCREMENTAL
    The same indirect object (N G) is defined more than once with different body bytes. First-wins and last-wins readers will resolve different content, which is a parser-confusion shape used by targeted PDFs. Body-only differences are common in benign incremental updates, so severity is raised only when the duplicate carries active content.
  • Embedded URL info EMBEDDED_URL
    One or more URLs were extracted from the document. The URL itself is not a detection — see the per-URL labels for which channel (macro, JS, link annotation, document body, ...) reached each URL.
    URL https://www.democratum.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/b742b4a19ca91dce481c8324c43d59b2/gexowipiriragorasit.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://macautemple.com/userfiles/file/rivobo.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://rauvuonsach.net/images/uploads/files/nudibibewigakeje.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://thegioidahoacuong.com/uploads/image/files/fixipesuvinutek.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xn--rssx31a7tec6p.com/upload/userfiles/files/20210628120738.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://stroisvias.ru/userfiles/file/49443541478.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://drironcat.com/images/file/sofozevanotavasami.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://xo-sound.ru/userfiles/file/82789097498.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://paintmaster.hu/js/ckfinder/userfiles/files/gafitawavoga.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://smartcookieacademy.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160be978fc1c5f---rewowuti.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.alignerco.ca/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/becec29f3cd4843ac2b47844568e53c5/tizikotadolija.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://iamtimeshare.com/userfiles/file/34304971681.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://masterok-kovka.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/20bce76cab2b6b8047c5b23ce70fc415/motugofokenimew.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://mouaumfb.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160bbeb2d3dbee---40121399889.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://budka39.ru/files/61251588491.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://childrencareandliteracysociety.org/userfiles/files/xukuwapatasejaredekipa.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://metapolar.hu/tmp/15010103301.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://vmkstroi.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/046222a5afad7a6ea2fcbe3f9e005fb9/77320465916.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hotelite.in/userfiles/file/laxipoveze.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://gesundheit-im-blog.de/userfiles/file/37475552379.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://ahxxzx.com/userfiles/202105/file/wamovorir.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://udmvdpo.ru/images/files/50518620776.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/1eyvgo/aqOO/~3/PmAiG5ZyT-k/uplcv?utm_term=frederic+chopin+nocturne+op+9PDF link annotation
    • http://kioskcondoweb.wpengine.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a8b361a687b---49094968351.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#In PDF document text
    • http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/In PDF document text
    • http://ns.adobe.com/pdf/1.3/In PDF document text
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/In PDF document text
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/mm/In PDF document text
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/rights/In PDF document text
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.netIn PDF document text
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/LicenseIn PDF document text

Extracted artifacts 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000ecfd.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xECFD 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off0001050f.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1050F 19072 bytes
SHA-256: 709bd94f73933668714ff5315613f71cde28a20e0e572ddf4b000beccd3f3c44
font_02_sfnt_off0001356d.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x1356D 10480 bytes
SHA-256: a088b9ea5923770e376051ece0c73c95459b312e1969a0e9f5363f9eb937512e